Wilt /(?)/

1. 2d pers. sing. of Will.

imp. & p. p. Wilting

1. To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop; to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]

1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]
2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]

   Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility.